Full Name James C Morton Years active 1922-1943 Role Character actor | Cause of death chronic myocarditis Name James Morton Resting place Holy Cross Cemetery | |
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Born August 25, 1884 ( 1884-08-25 ) Helena, Montana, United States Other names James Carmody Lankton; James C. Lankton Died October 24, 1942, Reseda, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies The Devil's Brother, Disorder in the Court, The Bohemian Girl, Tit for Tat, Pardon My Scotch Similar People Charley Rogers, Art Lloyd, Del Lord, James W Horne, Jules White | ||
James C. Morton (August 25, 1884 – October 24, 1942) was an American character actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1922-43.
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Career
Born in Helena, Montana, Morton is best known to modern audiences as the hapless soul whose toupee was often removed at the most inopportune times. Perhaps the best known example of this embarrassment is in the Three Stooges film Disorder in the Court, in which Larry Fine's violin bow yanks Morton's hairpiece off. The Stooges then misinterpret the toupee as a wild tarantula, leading Moe Howard to grab a pistol from a court bailiff and shoot it.
Morton appeared in many Hal Roach productions, playing supporting roles with Our Gang and Laurel and Hardy., and also played a small role in Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times.
On the Los Angeles stage Morton played the title role of Tik-Tok in The Tik-Tok Man of Oz (1913), by L. Frank Baum, Louis F. Gottschalk, Victor Schertzinger and Oliver Morosco.
Morton died of chronic myocarditis on October 24, 1942, in Reseda, California. He had suffered from the condition for approximately 11 years.
Director
Filmography
Actor
1943
Murder in Times Square as
Policeman (uncredited)
1943
Let's Have Fun (uncredited)
1942
Laugh Your Blues Away as
Actor (uncredited)
1942
My Heart Belongs to Daddy as
Policeman at Intersection (uncredited)
1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood as
Al - Police Operator (uncredited)
1942
The Boogie Man Will Get You as
Trooper Fred Quincy (uncredited)
1942
Street of Chance as
Bartender (uncredited)
1942
Lucky Legs as
Pat (as James Morton)
1942
In Old California as
Red - Sacramento Bartender (uncredited)
1942
Westward Ho! as
Stagecoach Agent (uncredited)
1942
To the Shores of Tripoli as
Bartender (uncredited)
1942
Butch Minds the Baby as
Policeman (uncredited)
1942
Yokel Boy as
Sign Painter
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight as
Chubby Detective (uncredited)
1942
Pardon My Stripes as
Jake (uncredited)
1941
Bedtime Story as
Conventioneer (uncredited)
1941
A Quiet Fourth (Short) as
Policeman (uncredited)
1941
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case as
Conductor (uncredited)
1941
Johnny Eager as
Card Player (uncredited)
1941
Appointment for Love as
Doorman (uncredited)
1941
Public Enemies as
Detective
1941
Bad Man of Deadwood as
Store Owner (uncredited)
1941
The Iron Claw as
Casey
1941
Wild Geese Calling as
Mack
1941
A Polo Phony (Short)
1941
Lady from Louisiana as
Littlefield
1941
Dutiful But Dumb (Short)(uncredited)
1941
Mr. Dynamite as
Cop (uncredited)
1941
Road Show as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1941
Lucky Devils as
Exposition Guard (as James Morton)
1940
Colorado as
Stagecoach Station Manager (uncredited)
1940
Earl of Puddlestone as
Officer Brannigan
1940
The Return of Frank James as
Liberty Bartender (uncredited)
1940
When the Daltons Rode as
Ed Pickett - Juror (uncredited)
1940
Black Diamonds as
Joseph Aloysius Stacey (as James Norton)
1940
Bad Man from Red Butte as
Baldy (uncredited)
1940
I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby as
Policeman (uncredited)
1940
Those Were the Days! as
Conductor (uncredited)
1940
Lillian Russell as
Bartender (uncredited)
1940
Mutiny in the County (Short) as
Policeman Joe (as James Morton)
1940
Saps at Sea (uncredited)
1940
Free, Blonde and 21 as
Proprietor (uncredited)
1940
The Courageous Dr. Christian as
Bailey
1940
My Little Chickadee as
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1940
Danger on Wheels as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1940
The Fatal Hour as
Policeman Clancy (uncredited)
1939
Swanee River as
Bartender (uncredited)
1939
Meet Dr. Christian as
City Council Member (uncredited)
1939
Call a Messenger as
Policeman (uncredited)
1939
The Housekeeper's Daughter as
Policeman (uncredited)
1939
The Arizona Kid as
Bartender Joe (uncredited)
1939
Blackmail as
Second Policeman Arresting John (uncredited)
1939
When Tomorrow Comes as
Bill, the Chef (uncredited)
1939
Miracles for Sale as
Blackie the Electrician (uncredited)
1939
Mutiny on the Blackhawk as
Ship's Cook (uncredited)
1939
News Is Made at Night as
Bartender (uncredited)
1939
It Could Happen to You as
Detective (uncredited)
1939
Tell No Tales as
Crowd Control Policeman (uncredited)
1939
Moving Vanities (Short) as
Wife's Uncle (uncredited)
1939
Rose of Washington Square as
Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)
1939
Clock Wise (Short) as
Joe--Janitor (as James Morton)
1939
Sergeant Madden as
Fight Announcer (scenes deleted)
1939
We Want Our Mummy (Short) as
Prof. Wilson (uncredited)
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as
Judge (uncredited)
1939
Four Girls in White as
Policeman at Drug Store (uncredited)
1939
Three Little Sew and Sews (Short) as
Admiral H.S. Taylor (uncredited)
1938
Topper Takes a Trip as
First Bailiff (uncredited)
1938
Kentucky as
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
California Frontier as
Bartender Hank (uncredited)
1938
Secrets of a Nurse as
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
Up the River as
Hap (uncredited)
1938
His Exciting Night as
Policeman (uncredited)
1938
The Nightshirt Bandit (Short) as
Dr. Gideon Pruitt (as James Morton)
1938
Prairie Moon as
Bald Chicago Tenement Man (uncredited)
1938
Stablemates as
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
Straight Place and Show as
Bald Man (uncredited)
1938
Block-Heads as
James - the Porter (uncredited)
1938
Letter of Introduction as
Cop at Fire (uncredited)
1938
Three Missing Links (Short) as
B.O. Botswaddle (uncredited)
1938
City Streets as
Drunk (uncredited)
1938
Speed to Burn as
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
The Soul of a Heel (Short) as
Deputy
1938
Josette as
Bartender (uncredited)
1938
Alexander's Ragtime Band as
Bartender at Scarbie's (uncredited)
1938
Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb (Short) as
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1938
International Crime as
Radio Listener (uncredited)
1938
A Doggone Mixup (Short) as
Insurance salesman
1938
International Settlement as
Bartender (uncredited)
1937
Every Day's a Holiday as
Bartender (uncredited)
1937
Mama Runs Wild as
Adams
1937
September in the Rain (Short) as
Various (voice)
1937
The Sitter Downers (Short) as
Mr. Bell (uncredited)
1937
Merry-Go-Round of 1938 as
Waiter (uncredited)
1937
The Shadow Strikes as
Kelly (as James Morton)
1937
Public Cowboy No. 1 as
Eustace P. Quackenbush
1937
The Lady Escapes as
Doorman (uncredited)
1937
Calling All Doctors (Short) as
Pallbearer (uncredited)
1937
Flying Fists as
Referee (uncredited)
1937
Brothers of the West as
Mitchell - Cattleman's Protective Assoc. Chief
1937
Rhythm in the Clouds as
Cop
1937
Slave Ship as
Waiter (uncredited)
1937
My Little Feller (Short)
1937
Pick a Star as
Bartender (uncredited)
1937
Way Out West as
Bartender (uncredited)
1937
Dizzy Doctors (Short) as
Man on Street (uncredited)
1937
Two Wise Maids as
Sergeant Abbot
1937
Join the Marines as
Policeman (uncredited)
1937
She's Dangerous as
Lunch Room Proprietor
1937
Knee Action (Short) as
Homeowner Hit with Horseshoe
1937
Dancing on the Ceiling (Short) as
Dental Patient (uncredited)
1936
Arizona Mahoney as
Bald-Headed Man (uncredited)
1936
The Accusing Finger as
Bill Poster (uncredited)
1936
Easy to Take as
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
1936
Two in a Crowd as
Policeman (uncredited)
1936
Our Relations as
Beer Garden Bartender (uncredited)
1936
Kelly the Second as
Policeman Mike (uncredited)
1936
A Pain in the Pullman (Short) as
Paul Pain (uncredited)
1936
Ticket to Paradise as
Bartender (uncredited)
1936
The Champ's a Chump (Short) as
Dean (uncredited)
1936
Hollywood - The Second Step (Short) as
'Tarzan' Assistant Director (uncredited)
1936
Disorder in the Court (Short) as
Court Clerk (uncredited)
1936
Bad Medicine (Short) as
Medicine Show Customer (uncredited)
1936
Hill-Tillies (Short) as
Cop (uncredited)
1936
Share the Wealth (Short) as
Mr. Gypson
1936
The Lucky Corner (Short) as
Officer
1936
Caught in the Act (Short) as
Sewer Worker
1936
It Had to Happen as
Bartender (uncredited)
1936
The Bohemian Girl as
Constable (uncredited)
1936
Ants in the Pantry (Short) as
Guest w / Toupee in Piano Scene (uncredited)
1936
Modern Times as
Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)
1936
Song of the Saddle as
Settler (uncredited)
1936
The Brain Busters (Short) as
Herman P. Ferguson
1936
King of Burlesque as
Jim - the Bartender (uncredited)
1935
Frisco Kid as
Vigilante (uncredited)
1935
Yoo Hoo Hollywood (Short)
1935
Thanks a Million as
Frank Slocum (uncredited)
1935
A Night at the Opera as
Opera Spectator (uncredited)
1935
The Timid Young Man (Short) as
Helen's Father (uncredited)
1935
The Payoff as
Bartender (uncredited)
1935
Oh, My Nerves (Short)
1935
Hot Off the Press
1935
O'Shaughnessy's Boy as
Man on Train Who Wants to Sleep (uncredited)
1935
Hoi Polloi (Short) as
Party Guest wearing toupée (uncredited)
1935
Pardon My Scotch (Short) as
J.T. Walton
1935
The Captain Hits the Ceiling (Short) as
Mr. Turner
1935
Do Your Stuff (Short)
1935
Public Hero Number 1 as
Road House Patron (uncredited)
1935
Uncivil Warriors (Short) as
Union General (uncredited)
1935
Old Sawbones (Short) as
Dr. Oak E. Doak
1935
Gypsy Sweetheart (Short) as
Second Detective (uncredited)
1935
Poker at Eight (Short) as
Second Taxi Driver (uncredited)
1935
Naughty Marietta as
Herald (uncredited)
1935
Times Square Lady as
Bartender (uncredited)
1935
Gum Shoes (Short) as
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1935
Beginner's Luck (Short) as
Piano player
1935
The Fixer Uppers (Short) as
Policeman (uncredited)
1935
Tit for Tat (Short) as
Policeman (uncredited)
1934
The Chases of Pimple Street (Short) as
Bouncer (uncredited)
1934
The Campus Hoofer (Short)
1934
You Said a Hatful! (Short) as
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1934
It's the Cats (Short) as
Banquet Hall Manager (uncredited)
1934
Washee Ironee (Short) as
Policeman
1934
Death on the Diamond as
Husband (uncredited)
1934
Super Stupid (Short)
1934
Something Simple (Short) as
Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
1934
Mike Fright (Short) as
Mr. Morton - Station Manager
1934
One-Horse Farmers (Short) as
Paradise Acres Promoter
1934
It Happened One Day (Short) as
Man on Train with Toupee (uncredited)
1934
Another Wild Idea (Short) as
Milkman (uncredited)
1934
Operator 13 as
Secret Service Man (uncredited)
1934
Wild Gold as
Mine Owner (uncredited)
1934
Benny, from Panama (Short) as
Morton the Landlord
1934
Movie Daze (Short) as
Mr. Morton (uncredited)
1934
Maid in Hollywood (Short) as
Grip (uncredited)
1934
I'll Take Vanilla (Short) as
The Druggist (uncredited)
1934
Sing and Like It as
Tied Up Mug (uncredited)
1934
The New Dealers (Short)
1934
You're Telling Me! as
George Smith - Gossip (uncredited)
1934
The House of Mystery as
Englishman (uncredited)
1934
Next Week-End (Short)
1934
A Circus Hoodoo (Short)
1933
Hold Your Temper (Short)(as Jim Morton)
1933
Rhapsody in Brew (Short) as
Waiter (uncredited)
1933
Snug in the Jug (Short) as
Wilbur's Father (as James Morton)
1933
The Midnight Patrol (Short) as
Policeman (uncredited)
1933
The Rummy (Short) as
Taxidermist (uncredited)
1933
The Nuisance as
Motorist (uncredited)
1933
The Devil's Brother as
Woodchopper
1933
His Silent Racket (Short) as
Captain Wafflebottom of the Bomb Squad (uncredited)
1933
Me and My Pal (Short) as
Traffic Cop (uncredited)
1933
Hokus Focus (Short)
1933
Wreckety Wrecks (Short) as
Patrolman
1933
Fallen Arches (Short) as
The Auto Driver (uncredited)
1933
Bring 'Em Back a Wife (Short) as
Archie, Taxi Cab Superintendent
1932
A Lad an' a Lamp (Short) as
Officer (uncredited)
1932
Sneak Easily (Short) as
Presiding Judge
1932
Taxi for Two (Short) as
Judge J. A. Morton
1932
The Soilers (Short) as
Judge J.A. Morton
1932
Alum and Eve (Short) as
Policeman (as James Morton)
1932
Hot Spot (Short) as
Man at Train Station (uncredited)
1932
Pack Up Your Troubles as
Policeman (uncredited)
1932
In the Family (Short) as
Elmer / Mother's Boyfriend (uncredited)
1932
Poor But Dishonest (Short) as
Pa (uncredited)
1932
The Imperfect Lover (Short)(as James Norton)
1931
Footlights (Short)
1931
Darn Tootin (Short) as
Father (uncredited)
1931
Hot News Margie (Short) as
Stadium Policeman (uncredited)
1931
Of All People (Short) as
Pa (uncredited)
1931
Batter Up! (Short) as
Irate Motorist (uncredited)
1931
What Price Pants (Short) as
Henchman (uncredited)
1930
Follow the Leader as
Mickie
1922
The Barnstormers (Short)
1912
A Grocery Clerk's Romance (Short) as
Brown - the Husband
Director
1918
A Daughter of Uncle Sam
Archive Footage
2015
Hey Moe, Hey Dad! (TV Series documentary) as
Various characters
- A Son Also Rises (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Bum's Rush (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Curtain Call (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Eureka! (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- Slap Happy (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- A Stooge Is Born (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
- A Trio Grows in Brooklyn (2015) - Various characters (uncredited)
2004
Stooges Slap Happy Hour (TV Series) as
J.T. Walton / Union General
- Pardon My Scotch/Hoi Polloi (2004) - J.T. Walton
- Pop Goes the Easel/Uncivil Warriors (2004) - Union General
1998
The Three Stooges Family Album (TV Movie documentary)
1994
The Our Gang Story (Video documentary) as
Piano Player
1994
Biography (TV Series documentary) as
Various
- Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem (1994) - Various (uncredited)
1986
Classic Comedy Teams (Video documentary) as
Court Clerk (segment "The Three Stooges")
1986
The Laurel and Hardy Show (TV Series) as
Policeman / Traffic cop / Constable / ...
1985
Stoogemania as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1984
Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse (TV Movie documentary) as
Mr. Morton (uncredited)
1981
Rascal Dazzle (TV Movie) as
Mr. Morton
1958
Dick und Doof in 1000 Nöten
1953
Kelly Finds a Fighter (Short) as
First Cop
1947
The Good Bad Egg (Short) as
Horseshoe Man (uncredited)
1944
Gold Is Where You Lose It (Short)(uncredited)
References
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